(505 ILCS 110/2.106) (from Ch. 5, par. 402.106)

Sec. 2.106. "Certifying agency" means (a) an agency authorized under the laws of a State, Territory or Possession of the United States to officially certify seed, or (b) an agency of a foreign country determined by the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture to adhere to procedures and standards for seed certification comparable to those adhered to generally by seed certifying agencies.

(Source: P.A. 85-717.)